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Photograph your Livestock

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Check Pre-Sale Guide

Gather your Livestock records pre-sale, so you are super ready to sell.

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Pre-Sale Guide

Gathering livestock records pre-sale means you'll be ready for your buyer, upon sale.
Identification Records
  • NLIS - National Livestock Identification Scheme
  • IMSA (WA)
  • eID Tag (Vic)
  • Ear Tag
  • Pink Tag - NLIS Post Breeder Tag
  • Plastic Ear Tag
  • Breeder Tag
  • Earmark (Qld)
  • Brand
  • Stock Brand
  • Brand Tattoo Code (Qld)
  • Serial Number
  • Microchip
  • RFID - Radio Frequency Idenitification
Health Declarations
National Animal Health Declarations, also known as a National Health Statement, applies to cattle, sheep and goats. Pigs require vaccination certification and a recommended on-farm bio-security plan to assure buyers stock is disease free.

Herd Health Management is more important to some buyers than others. A Health Declaration is important to buyers if they intend to show, race, breed or resell livestock.

Download Pig Bio-Security Managament PlansCattle, Sheep, and Goat Health Declarations from Farm Biosecurity. The Farm Biosecurity awareness campaign is a joint initiative of Animal Health Australia (AHA) and Plant Health Australia (PHA).
Movement Records
Australian Federal Law requires movement records aboard the transport of livestock.

Depending on your location and type of livestock being transported both Federal and State movement records must be completed, accurate and signed, before transportation, to meet industry standards and Australian Federal Law.

A National Vendor Declaration (NVD) is required to transport all livestock in every state. Further information on completing NVD's can be found at Integrity Systems Company a subsidery of Meat and Livestock Australia.

Other movement records for Cattle include;

IMSA (WA)
Waybill Form
Movement Record
LPA NVD - Livestock Production Assurance 
Travelling Stock Movements


Other movement records for Sheep and Goat include;

Victorian Vendor Declaration (VVD)
Pink NLIS Tag


Other movement records for Pigs include;

Pig Pass NVD

Some buyers are only interested in purchasing livestock accompanied by a current LPA NVD or PigPass NVD. It's essential that livestock producers check the expectations and requirements of buyers when trading livestock.
Accreditations
Livestock Accreditations reflect livestock, meat, wool and breeding standards.

Gather your Accreditations so they are easily available upon request. Be sure to save your certifications digitally. The best format to save or export Accreditations is via a PDF (post document format) as this format is readable on almost all systems and computers. however other formats ....can also be used.

Paper copies can be scanned to your computer or laptop and saved as a PDF or paper copies can be photographed, emailed and uploaded. Upload to your LTO dashboard ready to send to interested buyers via LTO's messaging system. 

Accreditations may be provided by organisations including 

Making your livestock Accreditations available may improve market opportunities and livestock value.
Certifications
Livestock Certifications reflect various health and lifestyle production conditions including pasturefed, organic farming, approved farming, open fields, HGP free and antibiotic free.

Gather your Certifications so they are easily available upon request. Be sure to save your Certifications digitally. The best format to save or export Certifications is via a PDF (post document format) as this format is readable on almost all systems and computers. However other formats ....can also be used.

Paper copies can be scanned to your computer or laptop and saved as a PDF or paper copies can be photographed, emailed and uploaded. Upload Certifications to your LTO dashboard ready to send to interested buyers via LTO's messaging system. 

Certifications may be provided by organisations including RSPCA, ACO, PCAS, PROOF or APIQ.
Registrations
Livestock Registrations may reflect diary, wool, stud, breeding, fleece, Associations.

Gather your Registrations so they are easily available upon request. Be sure to save your Registrations digitally. The best format to save or export your Registrations is via a PDF (post document format) as this format is readable on almost all systems and computers. However other formats ....can also be used.

Paper copies can be scanned to your computer or laptop and saved as a PDF or paper copies can be photographed, emailed and uploaded.

Upload Registrations to your LTO dashboard ready to send to interested buyers via LTO's messaging system. 

Once saved as a readable document (digital format) you are ready to upload them to your LTO dashboard and ready to send to interested buyers via Livestock Trader Online's messaging system. 

Making your livestock Registrations available, and promoting them, may improve market opportunities and livestock value.
*Checklists are a guide only, it is the responsibility of the seller or buyer to confirm all livestock records are in order in accordance with Australian Federal Law.